[Translation] Article on Kirk / Spock
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has gone before "Newsweek [05.05.2009]
People have been writing fanfiction almost since it began to tell stories.
In 1614, when Miguel de Cervantes was late with writing the second volume of 'Don Quixote', an anonymous author wrote his own acclaimed saga continued.
Given the nature of people, probably always been erotic fanfics, but only received a name in early 1970, when fans of 'Star Trek' circulating in various fanzines, commenting on a romantic relationship between Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. The
writers and readers of this subgenre soon began to refer to the relationship as Kirk / Spock (K / S in a more succinct version) or just slash , a term now called all sorts of fan fiction centered on a gay relationship.
The anonymity and immediacy of the Web have allowed it to slash succeed online, and reason emerged communities dedicated to 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', to name a few. The characters in 'Harry Potter' favorites are also present, but any imaginable fictional character from those of 'Dawson's Creek' to Marty McFly and Doc of 'Back to futuro'-has appeared in slash fanfics.
A remarkable fact is that while many characters and series come and go within the world of slash, depending on the changing tastes of popular culture, K / S has continued in force for nearly forty years.
Charlotte, an author of K / S, leaned over the partner specifically because "it's the perfect recipe for a great love story. Two people have radically different from remote locations for millions of miles, and yet their lives are complemented to perfection. "
Charlotte, who describes himself as bisexual, also quoted Spock and their human offspring it a fish-out-of-water, a semi-logical half-Vulcan emotional: "In one of the first chapters [1], when a virus makes all reveal their hidden feelings, Spock tells Kirk that "when I feel friendship for you, I am ashamed. '" But despite the tension, she adds that Spock tells Kirk that "you are closer to the Captain (Kirk) that any person in the universe' because in this chapter, the last of the Original Series, Kirk is trapped in the body of a woman who is trying to convince Spock really is it, Jim.
"It's a great story of friendship," said Charlotte. "If you add the sexual element, it becomes a great love story, and some of us do see the sexual element."
Shelley, who requested not to mention his name, has been writing and artwork by K / S by "about twenty years." Shelley serves many sci-fi conventions (including the Escapade, Southern California, self-proclaimed 'most enduring slash convention of the United States') and is a beloved member community that forms the K / S. "I never belonged to a diverse group," she confesses, adding that he has become friends with women from all over the world and all ages (slash diversity does not extend to gender issues: surveys have found that most of the authors and consumers of K / S are heterosexual women.)
Most people assume that sex dominates the K / S, but that is a mistake. Some stories, including many focused on the "pon farr", the mating time (presented in the chapter 'Amok Time') - are incredibly explicit, but most are based, above all, in creating and sustaining a romantic relationship. The members of the K / S are surprisingly good at their work and publication policy, which relate as 'squick factor' [2]. The stories are usually classified on a scale that goes from G to NC-17. That way, fans of the K / S strictly romantic experience no accidental encounter with a pornographic story.
fandom Mainstream 'Star Trek' has not always accepted the K / S. Shelley recalls that several years ago, organizers of a convention was asked to stop selling their artworks at the event, given that two men had stripped to the waist hugging an erotic way. "I was surrounded by people selling all kinds of sensual material, but because the nature of my work was different, I had to remove the event. "
Mark Anbinder, a coordinator of Starfleet, the International Association of Fans of Star Trek, and a" founding member of USS Accord ', the Ithaca, New York, part of the same organization is not interested in the slash , but I understand. "Although it never occur to some viewers that these characters could be lovers," says Mark, "was an obvious connection between them that everyone could see."
Shelley believes that the romantic relationship between Kirk and Spock was "written within the program. "Charlotte is not so sure, noting that Gene Roddenberry claimed to believe that Spock was asexual. Anbinder think everything was more pragmatic: "Roddenberry was a very open minded person, but recognized a good thing to see."
Regardless of what the new film to represent the fandom of "Star Trek"-the mind to think raves as slash writers can do with virile twenties Kirk and Spock played by Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto-K / S no doubt continue in force, in part because the community feels a strong empathy for the characters.
Charlotte, who lives "in the southeast, in a state where there are no rights for homosexual relations," Massachusetts in June to visit marry a woman he met through the K / S, said that Kirk and Spock have flanged a good example for your relationship. "K / S has it all: friendship, drama that is resolved, huge demonstrations of devotion through sacrifices, trust and commitment over a period spanning several decades. It's really difficult to find another fictional couple that have and have done all that and so effectively. "
[1] The Naked Time
[2] The term 'squick' is often used as a warning to a possible negative reaction from the reader. These warnings serve to incest, sadomasochism, rape, pregnancy male sex change and torture, among other subgenres.
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